Cho Young-wook


Cho Young-wook is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.
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Club career

Cho joined FC Seoul in January 2018. He made his K League 1 debut against Jeju United on 1 March 2018.
Cho enlisted in military football team Gimcheon Sangmu to perform his mandatory military service in January 2023. While playing for Sangmu, he had 13 goals and 5 assists in 27 K League 2 appearances, and won the league title. He was discharged early from the military service as an Asian Games gold medalist after the 2023 season.

International career

Cho played for [South Korea national under-20 association football|football team|South Korea under-20 team] in 2017 and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He appeared in all eleven of South Korea's matches, becoming South Korea's most capped player in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. He helped his team reach the final in the 2019 tournament by scoring two important goals. He scored the winning goal in a 2–1 group victory over Argentina and South Korea's third goal in a 3–3 draw with quarter-final opponents Senegal.
Cho played for South Korean under-24 team in the [Football at the Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Men|2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2022 Asian Games], scoring four goals in seven matches of the tournament. He earned his 85th youth cap in the Asian Games final against Japan, and won a gold medal after scoring the winning goal.

Personal life

Cho is nicknamed the "Shooting Hamster". It was originally used to criticise his weak shots, which were far from the "Shooting Monster", but changed to positive meaning, with his skills developing.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 January 2022Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey4–04–0Friendly

Honours

Gimcheon Sangmu
South Korea U14
South Korea U20
South Korea U23
South Korea
Individual